Chapter 5

Question 1

Prison

Answer 1

Institutions designed to house convicted, adult felons serving one year or more

Question 2

Rhodes v Chapman

Answer 2

Questioned the constitutionality of double-celling prison inmates in Ohio at a maximum facility prison. It was ruled by a 8 to 1 majority that double celling was not unconstitutional and not cruel and unusual punishment.

Question 3

War on drugs under Reagan

Answer 3

Reagan initiative to reduce availability and dependence of illicit drugs through interdiction, criminal sanctions, and treatment. As a result, this caused severe prison overcrowding and imprisonment of low-level offenders and users.

Question 4

Street Crimes

Answer 4

Street crimes are crimes such as vandalism, car theft, and mugging that are usually committed outdoors.

Question 5

Federalized

Answer 5

To form into a single centralized unit; unite in a federal union.

Question 6

Three Penitentiary Act

Answer 6

1891 act of Congress that authorized the construction of the first three federal prisons.

Question 7

FBOP

Answer 7

Federal Bureau of Prisons

Question 8

Sanford Bates

Answer 8

first director of the U.S. Bureau of Prisons and was appointed by President Hoover. He was also considered the father of modern penology.

Question 9

What is ICE?

Answer 9

Immigration and Customs Enforcement and is responsible for housing illegal immigrants who are pending deportation.

Question 10

Brig

Answer 10

Military facilities on ships made to hold violators of military law as a way of temporary confinement.

Question 11

Private Prison

Answer 11

Any secure correctional facility operated by a private company, usually for profit, and contracts with government to provide housing, security, etc.